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Novelist as a Vocation

One bright April afternoon in 1978, I attended a baseball game at Jingu Stadium in downtown Tokyo.

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The Perfect Assassin

A mother can sense a disturbance in her world, even in her sleep.

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We All Want Impossible Things

“Edi. Are you sleeping?” I’m whispering, even though the point is to wake her up.

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The Sea Wolves

The commandos came ashore under the silvery light of a tropical moon.

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The Light We Carry

At some point when I was a child, my father started using a cane to keep himself balanced when he walked.

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Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder

Lenny Marks seldom found herself unprepared.

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Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story

“Anything strange or startling?” That’s how my da, Bob, opens our conversations.

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Ricochet

I f**ked up. That's the only thought I have when I digest my surroundings.

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Addicted to You

I wake up. My shirt crumpled on a fuzzy carpet.

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Bryce Courtenay: Storyteller

Bryce Courtenay will always be remembered as the writer who created The Power of One.

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Dear Dolly

I need help breaking up with a friend.

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And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer

There’s a hospital room at the end of a life where someone, right in the middle of the floor, has pitched a green tent.

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Triple Cross

Suzanne Liu lived for days like this, days when her world seemed like a great game and the sweet smell of opportunity and cash hung in the air like lavender and sage.

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The Long Weekend

The long weekend was Melanie’s idea.

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Beyond the Wand

Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid, was one of the few actors I recognised when we started making the Potter films, thanks to his roles in GoldenEye and Cracker.

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KING

There’re a few times in life when you know you’re witnessing history.

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Lighter

Anything powerful and long-lasting requires a sturdy foundation.

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The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas

What is the worst present you’ve ever received for Christmas?

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Clive Cussler's Hellburner

That’s his third course correction, sir,” Santos said. “There’s no doubt he’s chasing us.”

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Fanatic Heart

This was a hard summer but people were getting used to corpses by the road and along ditches and did their best not to step on them.

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No Plan B

The meeting was held in a room with no windows.

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The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

My name is May Wong. I am ten years old (nearly eleven), and I have become a spy in order to save the world.

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Logan Martin

I always wanted to tackle the big kids.

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Diper Överlöde: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (17)

After the Hands on a Van contest, Rodrick and his bandmates realized they weren't gonna be playing shows any time soon. So they've been brainstorming OTHER ways to get their music out there.

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